How to Play Ruby in Dungeons & Dragons (RWBY Build for D&D 5e)

[@shellknight1323]

*"You can bring a buddy for your sister when she needs a hand"* ... Very poor choice of words .. Yet ... The best words

[@AuraArondight]

Just remember to keep yourself armed and ready.

[@shellknight1323]

@@AuraArondight Bless your soul

[@mindofthelion712]

She would appreciate it

[@thelayman1452]

@@AuraArondight Let's give Tulok a hand for that one, cuz it was Gold.

[@Mallengar]

@@thelayman1452 Yeah, that one definitely took me by surprise. lmao

[@jackofsouls4551]

Tulok: I'm not sure what your armor is, it looks like a normal dress. Ruby and Weiss: It's a combat skirt!

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

It's fanservice

[@noox13]

@@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 Not in RWBY.

[@earbitter]

*Ruby high fives Weiss* “Yeah!”

[@corbinselanne7990]

Ruby does have a slight advantage that plays into her speed compared to Weiss: Weiss is the one of the two who pairs her combat skirt with high heels

[@jeffreysmith236]

@@corbinselanne7990 lady stilts

[@nikolajsteffensen6578]

for the artisans tools i'd suggest a set of Blacksmiths or tinkerers tools. after all Ruby made that scythe sniper herself.

[@CCartman69]

That makes sense, if you're some HEATHEN WHO DOESN'T RESPECT CALIGRAPHY! but seriously nice suggestion. ;)

[@WardNightstone]

yea as a matter of fact Jaun is one of the few charicters who didn't do that

[@shadowgreek935]

To be fair, she does write a letter at the end of V4

[@Laurender]

Maybe Cook's Utensils too so she can bake some cookies. With a custom background, we can throw a couple tools in there too.

[@TimTheUnlucky]

Laurender Given how making cookies worked out in RWBY Chibi I think Rudy’d just stick to eating them

[@austins3399]

In the immortal words of Ruby Rose: Oh yeah.

[@zenketski]

Hmm...Nope!

[@bskec2177]

Other choices - Lets kill it. - Normal Knees - She controls poles...

[@chrishansen1842]

@@bskec2177 it will be delicious

[@zenketski]

@@chrishansen1842 I don't know why people not directly responding to me is notifying me, but I'm glad that it did because holy shit I'm rolling right now

[@Fenriswolfer77]

"It's also an eldritch blast"

[@Lucama221]

The only thing I have to point is that the Student of War tools should be smith's tools if looking for character accuracy since Ruby made Crescent Rose herself.

[@jeremydickey3879]

Whoop Some Monkey Ass I like this build so much better as it more accurately describes ruby

[@destroyerinazuma96]

@@joelsasmad yeah. Tulok's original take sounds more like a Samurai who had a bad day and less than Ruby

[@jetsetjohnny5]

@@joelsasmad That doesn't effect two handed weapons though so it wouldn't work as you'd think.

[@jetsetjohnny5]

@@joelsasmad ah. I didn't see that part. Thank you for pointing it out.

[@lucasramey6427]

@@joelsasmad why not an artificer she's an inventor after all I know the writers for rwby forgot about it but that doesn't mean we should either

[@mason-.]

RUBY carries a scythe but Anderson Cooper carries my undying love with him. We should really have a build for him!

[@2add163]

Anderson Cooper would be a mystic of course

[@bskec2177]

@@2add163 Inquisitor Rogue. Maybe a bit o' the bard. Definitely a high charisma build. He works for CNN, maybe a Great Old One Warlock?

[@2add163]

@@bskec2177 I feel like he could also be a paladin of CNN probably oath of devotion or oath of the watchers

[@bskec2177]

@@2add163 Oath of the Watchers ! Of course! Still a little multi-classing for investigative work would be good.

[@dylandugan76]

Eloquence Bard. Duh.

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

"looks like a normal dress" Ahem, it's a combat skirt.

[@clothar23]

With some hard core anti upskirt tech built in.

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

@@clothar23 just a large bustle and petticoats. the ruffled layers add to the whole rose thing and protect modesty.

[@clothar23]

@@spacepiratecaptainrush1237 Man whe you're swinging around your own weapon like a stripper on a pole all the bustles and petticoats wouldn't help. Not I am complaining, it just seems odd from a physics viewpoint you know. But than again the this Universe bends Physics to mind shattering degrees anyway.

[@spacepiratecaptainrush1237]

@@clothar23 rule of cool is the first law of RWBY physics. Also worth pointing out that Fan service is not a goal of Rooster Teeth. skirts don't fly up nearly as much as you might think irl compared to anime.

[@kkTeaz]

4:48

[@Maki_Moon]

She is a action "anime" protagonist, of course you have to dump wisdom

[@SH-qs7ee]

A teen action "anime" protagonist, wisdom probably should have been lower

[@Strato5]

I'm surprised the Wmod isn't negative XD

[@kennethpeterson7524]

While Calligraphy is indeed the skill of the gods, Smith's or Tinker's work for Ruby as she is kinda obsessed with weapons, including other people's.

[@clothar23]

Honestly Smith's tools makes more sense Ruby made Crescent Rose herself.

[@JonathonWilder]

@@clothar23 That was my thoughts as well, since she did very much create and build her weapon. So Smith or Tinker Tools.

[@YouAnd_OnlyYou]

I mean...did you see her hand writing in the volume 4 finale? Calligraphy does also work, still, probably go with tinkering tool.

[@dannysangree6304]

How is it the skill of the gods.

[@shellknight1323]

4:48 Its called a *combat skirt*

[@themooseman8859]

Yeah! *High fives*

[@serenaxiaolong4036]

References~!

[@uniquephoenix4863]

Yeah

[@chaoticjusticezero]

4:48 It's a Combat Skirt.

[@jtroxler8]

Yeah! *hive fives you*

[@ourkeving]

Yeah! What does he mean unarmoured?

[@bskec2177]

Call it same type of high tech fabric from Atlas, and its could just be skinned as leather armour, or PrideSilk from the Wildemount setting.

[@MFAniki6390]

Kind of surprise Ruby didn't have levels in Light Domain Cleric. Between Turn Undead and Warding Flare, it seemed like a perfect fit for Ruby's Silver Eyes. Though I think my imagined Ruby build was something like 3 levels of Hexblade Warlock (Pact of the Blade), 6 levels of Light Domain Cleric, and 11 levels of Horizon Walker Conclave Ranger. For a nice mix of evasion spells, Grimm tracking, and using Charisma as the attack stat since Ruby isn't that great of a hand to hand fighter (though she's getting better since Vol. 5). Also saw an article about Tulok on Gizmodo so congrats. Hopefully this leads to more viewers and subscribers.

[@OrangeyChocolate]

I just read the article about Tulok. Nice to see them shining a light on a smaller channel.

[@MerijnH]

Can't hexblade weapons be only one handed weapons?

[@corvusastro6051]

Merijn No they can be any melee weapons

[@myheadhurtsagain]

@@MerijnH You are correct, except for under one condition: "The influence of your patron also allows you to mystically channel your will through a particular weapon. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can touch one weapon that you are proficient with and that lacks the two-handed property. When you attack with that weapon, you can use your Charisma modifier, instead of Strength or Dexterity, for the attack and damage rolls. This benefit lasts until you finish a long rest. If you later gain the Pact of the Blade feature, this benefit extends to every pact weapon you conjure with that feature, no matter the weapon's type." Of course at that point it stops being a build for Ruby Rose of RWBY, but unless you go down the Pact of the Blade, you are limited to weapons that lack the two handed property.

[@Samocoptor]

I feel like taking Ruby as a Scourge Aasimar would accomplish the silver eyes effect pretty well too, since Radiant Consumption blasts out a powerful radiant light that hurts things.

[@nullvoid4063]

“Uncle’s nest” Nice 😉

[@RagingIfrit]

"wait is this a marluxia build?" Honestly, you ain't wrong.

[@jennytulls6369]

Cape? Check Rose pedals? Check Scythe? Check Hair is a hue of red? Check (Only mostly is Ruby's case though)

[@franciscovazquezjr4550]

Well this is surprising. *ahem* "A surprise to be sure but a welcomed one"

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

I mean, it won a poll 5 weeks ago...

[@franciscovazquezjr4550]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 I must've seriously missed seeing the poll results. Wo is me

[@lykthewarlock]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Could you make a Spawn build

[@mythmaker3250]

@@lykthewarlock I'm pretty sure he did make a Spawn build already

[@lykthewarlock]

@@mythmaker3250 No he didn't

[@jackthelucario]

Love the calligraphy meme, but in character it’d likely be smith’s tools, since she did build her scythe. And, “it’s also a customizable, high impact, sniper rifle”

[@johnstuartkeller5244]

RWBY ... and so far, you have avoided hueing our senses with off-color humor. Thank you.

[@bskec2177]

Unless you count the lending her sister a hand line. That was a little dark.

[@Straven93]

BSKE C those were color puns

[@johnstuartkeller5244]

@@Straven93 Those puns may have been a shade on the subtle side. Sometimes, puns don't even make sense if they are red; you have to hear them.

[@Straven93]

@@johnstuartkeller5244 GOD DAMMIT BARB

[@glitchstormetheglitch2796]

Those puns are so colorful its amazing

[@duddude321]

Watching this I just realized how much I miss the hair physics Ruby had early in the series. It made it look like she was actually fast.

[@nerdmaster2289]

Really liked the build. I did created Ruby to be part of the history of the character I am currently playing with. My character is an Archvist Artificer that went ta a Magic/Combat Magic School, and team RWBY were some of his only friends; They are just at level 4, because they are in the same level as my character. So, for Ruby I am going with Artificer Battle Smith/Ranger Hunter; for the abilities of the ranger with Monsters and the Battle Smith for using intelligence for weapon attacks; she is a nerd for guns and she isn't strong without the weapon. Plus, the Iron defender could be called Zwei! Weiss is a bard; Blake is a rougue/ranger and Yang is a Monk/barbarian. We are talking about Ruby here... Aniway, liked the vídeo, just wanted to add an personal experience. (Sorry if some of the words are mispelled; my keybord is configurated to Portuguese)

[@masterdarklink1]

Oooooo finally a RWBY character~ Does this mean we'll get Yang, Blake and Weiss sometime in.the future~?

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

If the video does well, surr!

[@jeshualack]

@@tulokthebarbrarian2033 Just adding my support for this idea.

[@BESTdonglewenis7254]

I believe he already did Yang, tho I may be wrong

[@therealmikswagger6714]

I know that I’d personally make wiess a bladesinger

[@remingtonwright6796]

Or neo?

[@finderfinder4290]

"You're the leader of the bunch, they know you well" *My mind* HE'S FINALLY BACK, TO KICK SOME TAIL!

[@LocalMaple]

8:20 Technically, Ruby can’t do that. It’s Weiss giving her that ability, every time.

[@Guardian_Robin]

It think it’s not literally running, you could flavor it to say Ruby’s using her semblance. That was my conclusion, anyway

[@LocalMaple]

Sunn, The Emissary of Humanity Weiss used her glyphs to let Ruby run up vertical surfaces. Ruby has only been able to wall jump.

[@twilitvigil5066]

@@LocalMaple RWBY also constantly retcons itself and defies its own logic routinely.

[@thenethersheep5963]

Jacob Thompson as someone who loves the show, can you enlighten me on what logic they went back on

[@pop-tartdepression393]

@@LocalMaple Yes Weiss lets Ruby run-up walls but you can just flavour it that she is using her semblance to launch herself up the wall. There's a part in Volume 6 where she does exactly that to save herself from falling off a cliff so it's not far fetched

[@noahdaglio9362]

I think that Aasimar is actually a good call for race since you can re flavor the radiant oomph added to attacks as the silver eyes

[@adamwill2161]

"Fully-customizable, high-impact sniper rifle."

[@jackterminator2278]

I've been trying to figure out RWBY in d&d for years thank you

[@juddstonkeanaainajr.]

This is the day I’ve been waiting for

[@Zander2212]

Awesome, I'd love to see more rwby characters. Weiss is my favorite, but she's not too hard to build (Dex based Eldritch knight and Bladesinger multiclass). I'd be much more interested to see how you'd make Yang.

[@lhiggins910]

He used the community version of “Kiss From A Rose.” Intentional or not, it’s hilarious

[@tulokthebarbrarian2033]

Intentional. Community is one of my favorite shows, and their cover was less likely to get copyright claimed. :)

[@smallsnake9172]

1:56 literally called out the entirity of vol 9, 2 years early

[@nuhuh4144]

I absolutely adore your videos: what’s an underrated movie character you wish we’d ask for?

[@hippieskye8794]

I made a Ruby build a few days ago and gotta say, we came up with 2 very different characters. I went with a Scorge Assimar who was mostly Horizon Walker Ranger and few levels in Battle master

[@dinosupervisor]

This build is combat ready! On that note, Penny would be cool to see with the whole multiple swords and beam weapons thing.

[@glitchwarrior7270]

i had been waiting for this since last month when you revealed you were gonna do a RWBY build after the Yugi video. Actually, my brother was trying to build Ruby himself, but he went with a ranger at the time.

[@Orangeveil]

Love the video, Commander's Strike seems an excellent fit for Ruby as a team leader and team-attack creator, but really love the build! Celestial Warlock is clever for silver eyes and bullets!

[@gylannicarrington5187]

this was really great and i could see someone doing a remnant style campaign! You should do the rest of team RWBY!

[@Tactavious]

From an "Uncle's nest"...I see what you did there, and yes, I chuckled. Also the hand thing...too soon. Always too soon.

[@chillpenguin4118]

Excellent video, really enjoying seeing how RWBY characters fight on the tabletop. Also, the UA/Mordenkainen's Eladrin would be an alternate option if you wanted to get the semblance immediately, with the seasonal abilities either being representational of the four maidens (I know Ruby Isn't one, but it's still kinda cool) or could be reflavoured as other abilities (winter being silver eyes, summer being fire Dust, etc).

[@weirdguy1495]

Episode #148 of the Fire Emblem stats: Ruby Rose. Since scythes count as lances in the newest Fire Emblem, that's what I'll count Crescent Rose's close-quarters mode as. In addition, she has strengths in bows (the sniper rifle part) and authority as the leader of RWBY. She's weak in brawling, swords, and faith since that's what the other members of RWBY are good at. She has great attack, dexterity, and speed, and average stats everywhere else.

[@velvetbutterfly]

I would give her a Budding Talent for Faith since her Silver Eyes would almost certainly be deemed as Faith magic and she is learning how to use them. And I assume Faith was meant to be Weiss because she is the closest to being a magic specialist, but I'm pretty sure she leans more to Reason. Both because of elemental abilities, and she did refer to herself as "the smartest girl in class" It would also make sense for that to be a disadvantage for Ruby too due to many scenes showing her lack intellect. I did not mean to type this much, I'll stop before I ramble

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

God, please do Weiss next! It'd be so cool if you actually made her a capable duelist with summoning

[@michaelbryant3640]

Half-elf bladesinger wizard

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

@@michaelbryant3640 That doesn't cover the summoning, she'd be losing out on crazy powerful stuff like the Arma Gigas

[@HighPhoenix1754]

have you seen the Wizard Spell list? It honestly covers everything you need for her. Including summons, and Bladesinger actually helps concentration for summons and other spells with Bladesong. only thing she'd actually be missing out on is the "beast" type summons as Wizard lacks "Conjure Animals." I'd personally go Human Bard. Either Swords, Valor, or Lore depending on what you want to focus more on. magical secrets will help her gain whatever summons she lacks.

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

@@HighPhoenix1754 My problem isn't the spells, it's the fact that the spells lack power (and I've played summoner spellcasters with the regular and UA summoning spells). Unless she went Conjuration, they'd be hella brittle and cost her spell slots at higher levels where enemies are dealing more than 60 damage total

[@ChuckUFarley90]

College of Swords Bard, multiclassed into Bladesinger Wizard. Full spell slot progression, and between Bladesinging and Blade Flourishes, she'll have a LOT of sword tricks. Summoning can be taken care of with the 5th level spell (Conjure Elemental). Reflavor an Earth Elemental as the Arma Gigas, and the Air Elemental as the Queen Lancer.

[@ecto_specto4521]

I haven't watched RWBY in two years, this build might give me a reason to get back in. Well, this video and BlazBlue Cross Tag. Even if I main the other scythe wielded in that game

[@ashrevyr755]

Ecto_Specto if you do get back into it then DONT follow the fandom, unless you're into relentless shipping, that is. But not all of it is bad, so enter the fandom at your own risk, I guess?

[@joserenatomigliorini4627]

Just watch season 1-3 and then jump to 7 because all the other ones are terrible

[@ecto_specto4521]

I don't really get into fandoms (and I already knew that RWBY's wasn't good), but thanks for the reminder. I'll probably rewatch all of it (I saw up to the end of season 5) mainly because I do remember enjoying it and I'm not really a stickler for quality. But hey, your warning was probably coming from good intentions, so thanks anyway, hope you have a good day

[@ashrevyr755]

José Renato Migliorini I wouldn't say that, even though 4-6 was slow it builds up the overall lore of the story.

[@ashrevyr755]

Ecto_Specto yeah i made the mistake of looking, just trying to warn people who might get turned off by it.

[@Lrbearclaw]

Been waiting for this build. The one I want most is Yang but damn, it is great having you check out RWBY.

[@taliacarter5802]

Aaaaahhh finally an episode for my favorite show! Bless

[@leonardchurch814]

Awww hell yeah. Nice to see some RWBY representation.

[@joserenatomigliorini4627]

OMG this is amazing, Ill be on the Penny waiting room

[@bskec2177]

I hope he does Penny.

[@SH-qs7ee]

Basically a flying warforged Paladin?

[@bskec2177]

@@SH-qs7ee Would she be a Paladin? It fits her character, but not all her abilities. Warforged is kind of a given.

[@joserenatomigliorini4627]

@@SH-qs7eei can see a war cleric for the spiritual weapon. He does not do itens but could also have a dancing sword

[@SH-qs7ee]

@@joserenatomigliorini4627 don't forget blade barrier

[@TheHawkhead1HunterK]

Definitely not the direction I was expecting to see you take this build, but still very thorough and effective nonetheless! I made Ruby as a character in 5e before, and I just thought the Ranger was a near-perfect class for the "Huntress /Hunters" of that universe. So ultimately, I would've gone with high dexterity, medium wisdom, and decent charisma, and made some combination of Horizon Walker Ranger (at least 11 levels for that distant strike ability) plus a couple into Kensei Monk for the ability to use dexterity with a crossbow and re-flavored Battle Axe/Longsword (would've gone with glaive, but it's a heavy weapon, so it doesnt work with kensei :(. Plus, there are some times when Ruby one-hands that giant scythe, so something tells me it's not exactly the heaviest weapon, especially considering the amount of control she has over it - effectively fighting with a giant razor blade)

[@ArloMathis]

It's explicitly *very* heavy, other characters have had to move it and always comment about how heavy it is.

[@wanderingshade8383]

DID YOU JUST SAY "SHOTGUN SCYTHE" HOW DARE MUCH ROOD Everyone knows its a high caliber sniper rifle

[@jeremydickey3879]

Thank you!!!! I came to the comments to see if anyone else got that

[@oscarpine7145]

I know right? she never shuts up about it if you get her started

[@jeffreysmith236]

@@oscarpine7145 you say that like it's a bad thing.

[@corbinselanne7990]

@@jeremydickey3879 Yang's the one more likely to use a shotgun, her gauntlets have such a gun built in

[@benjaminl8680]

It's also a gun

[@Mallengar]

I'm so glad you are doing this one. Been racking my brain for a good year on it, and I know others on the internet have been trying too. Excited to see the expert apply his skills to this puzzler. Good luck on not getting copyrighted though. As a former RWBY youtuber, any video with clips of the show has been notoriously difficult to keep free from the claims.

[@justincaviness]

Mallengar Not really Rooster Teeth's fault though. CRWBY tends to encourage RWBY-tubers. It's KZbin's dumb algorithm that's the problem as well as a big part of why RT doesn't put their shows on KZbin anymore (or at least not add early as they did).

[@Mallengar]

@@justincaviness I didn't say it was. I never even mentioned RT. But let's not talk about that stuff here. I don't want to start that discussion here in his comment section. He doesn't need that kind of attention.

[@justincaviness]

Mallengar Understood and agreed. Just thought I'd point out how shitty KZbin is on that front.

[@petersamoza4597]

4:47 It's a combat skirt

[@matthewletexier]

I remember seeing the poll and was wondering when this would come out, awesome video.

[@D.A.R.C.I.]

This really helps a whole ton, ive been trying to make a rwby oc with dnd parameters for a WHILE

[@CommonerS19]

"Friends is a terrible spell for making friends." idk why that makes me laugh so much XD

[@TTRPGSarvis]

CS19 You know what Jaune says "Strangers are just friends you haven't casted Friends on yet."

[@vazak11]

(Wildly hits subscribe button) That was AWESOME!!!! Love the show and character, thought the in jokes and commentary were great and good spirited and the build sounds really cool!

[@vex3488]

So I now am prepping to binge your character designs, hope for more RWBY but I already see a separate marvel playlist so already yay!

[@JonathonWilder]

I was so excited to see this appear in my subscriptions feed today and, while generally okay with the majority of what you offered for this build, I would at the very least make sure to get the Warlock side of things online sooner. to be multiclassed by 5th level. I would also probably do a few swaps when it comes to spells chosen. Since I would want her to be able to fight both in melee and at range as soon as possible, where I felt you having the Warlock's eldritch blast being her "sniper rifle" side of attacks as a very creative way of handling things.

[@vesperlord4342]

Been looking forward to this since the poll popped up! Very different to my idea of building her, which was Hunter Ranger 8 and Divine Soul Sorcerer 12. Although this did make me realise I didn't really add any petrification spells to her spell list...

[@heero75]

I do one shot in my friends and I game to give the regular DM a break and I had them fighting mind controlled versions of RWBY characters, I already did Blake and Weiss and I couldn't decide what Ruby herself would be. So this is great help.

[@wintertimeholidays9253]

Bro I swear you’re stalking me! Every time I start a new show you make a building character for a character from that series

[@TheLegoLord100]

really good video, the only thing that I personally would add is at warlock lvls 9-12 replacing misty step with far step

[@automatonio6336]

Great video dude! Keep on keeping on and can't wait to see Thursdays vid!

[@wolfcalibur1569]

I'm commenting to make the video higher priority for the KZbin algorithm.

[@MagusAgrippa8]

A lot of others online tried to make Ruby a Ranger, but I’m not entirely sure it would be the best idea. She’s mostly for kicking people’s butts. Could make her an Aasimar to get her powers.

[@DJROCKSTAZ]

Then again, warlock seems better, because Ruby's eyes come from the god of light, not from her.

[@MagusAgrippa8]

Brandon Rog Yeah I don’t disagree. I like this build a lot more than others I’ve seen. Though I might be biased because warlock is my favorite class.

[@CosmereInformant]

If you do Repelling blast early and grab Warcaster, you can use the polearm opportunity attack to keep them from closing the distance

[@michealoffor6406]

I'd like to see a Danny Phantom build!

[@dannysangree6304]

Me too

[@williamturner6192]

"Take calligraphy I guess" Ah, bonding time with Wise I see. Excellent roleplaying. Strange that Ruby stayed awake for it though.

[@Ice-Climber]

In answer to the title card: Yes, I did.

[@EchoKnightYT]

1:48 "Just know that later in life you're gonna feel an immeasurable pressure to be successful that will undoubtedly give you some sort of anxiety" This hits differently after Episode 7 of Volume 9.

[@vitorstoppa4298]

Nice vid,how about a spawn,or deathstroke build next? Hell,even Weiss would be good(best girl ftw)

[@conormartin5281]

Next character idea: Sung Jin Woo from Solo Leveling. An absolute beast and I’m interested to see how you make him in DnD

[@JJSquirtle]

oo sine combination of rogue and necromancer does sound fun

[@patrikrathousky5791]

I just now realized that the dress comment was to trigger hundreds of combat skirt responses. Tulok, you madman!

[@daltondoestheirbest]

Been waiting for this loved it and need more of it

[@karlhowell2080]

Congrats on the Gizmodo article, Tulok!

[@Wraithstrike]

Given how often Tulok mentions calligraphy, I wonder what would happen if he was asked to make a build for Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. That's all about calligraphy and swordplay.

[@NerdEnthusiast]

Your point about the Aasimar is a good one. I was thinking Scourge because their 3rd-level ability is a lot like Ruby's eyes in a lot of ways.

[@peterneimann9803]

I was happy with my tiefling based on Vanir from Konosuba, but this is awsome! you rock :)

[@DavidCruickshank]

Please do Neo (from RWBY) please! I would love to see how you’d make her.

[@milltary64vs5]

I read that thought you meant Neo from matrix I was like he's a God...

[@torinsmith9867]

Trickery cleric would be a good start.

[@souzaclucas]

Love RWBY, i'd love to see a Build from Nora Valkyrie

[@milltary64vs5]

Updated version folks: would be at least 2 levels into hexblade, getting agonizing blast, and repelling blast. Then 6 levels into blade singer for their unique extra attack of getting an attack then e blast. I would recommend PAM, and warcaster using a glaive. Then you can go whatever you like.

[@StevoM08]

Could have seen this going a couple levels of Rogue and taking the Mobile Feat to pick that speed up to where it should be for Ruby. I would have leaned into that rather than the eyes since they haven't been that frequently used and she can't do it at will, but she relies on her speed all the time.

[@destroyerinazuma96]

Teamwork can mend your squishyness. Aid can stack with temp hp, shield of faith gives 2 ac, you can get a Warding Bond from someone for +1 ac and damage resistance. Finally your saves can be buffed by a Paladin's Aura. Also if you want more defense and UA's on the table you can swap Great Weapon FS for Mariner FS, that's one more AC. Haste can also add +2. So you go up to 15+2+1(+1)+2 AC with four attacks (6 or 4 + Eldritch Blast or Double Eldritch Blast with Action Surge) and +1 to +5 saves thanks to a Paladin. Stacks with Bless :) (That's exactly 3 concentration spells cast on you, Warding Bond doesn't require concentration).

[@willnelson9906]

finally! i think i recommended a rwby character first!

[@Urzaknight]

Nice job on this build! Keep it up!

[@yangsrightarm3767]

yay rwby buillds!!! i did scourge aasimar and horizon walker ranger when i made ruby but this is a solid build as well

[@bskec2177]

This turned out far more practical than I thought it would. If you don't mind breaking character for some decent armour, this build could kick some serious butt. Grabbing some chain mail, or even plate (her strength can handle it), negates the poor AC, and shouldn't impact the rest of the build, unless I'm missing something. (also grabbing a different evocation than armour of shadows) Other than that, a Cloak of protection fits the character design, and if can find a +2 or +3 one, run wih it.

[@jakestavinsky3480]

"Wait, is this a Marluxia build?" Damn

[@icaruscrimsonfist7795]

Nightcrawler or reptile would be neat .

[@myrb2622]

"You're the leader of the bunch, they know you well." Donkey Kong/DK Crew builds when? (Great work as usual keep it up!)

[@InoMercy]

Hey so, I got bored one day and decided to try and make my own build for Ruby. I don't know if it's as viable, but I think it's more in-line with Ruby's character. I used point-buy to make this, but standard array should shouldn't change things to much. I still went with variant human to start, but chose the Sharpshooter feat instead since she's a sniper and that's how she rolls, and upped Str/Cha. I also used the Folk Hero background, but the homebrew one in the video works too. For ability scores, I put 15 in Dex, 14 in Charisma, 12 in Strength and Con, 10 in Intelligence, and 9 in Wisdom. My main goal was to make Ruby speedy rather than making her hit hard, though I'd still like to think I made her a human blender like in the show. I took proficiencies in Athletics and acrobatics, (Ruby's a nimble little thing after all) Nature, investigation, and Perception (All of which would be helpful to a Huntress) and Stealth and Survival (They were the only helpful skill I could get from the Martial Archetype) I started off with fighter as well (I thought about ranger, but fighter just makes more sense) Gave her the great weapon fighting style, a glaive and a longbow with leather armor. (Corsets are made of leather, right? Literally all of Ruby's outfits have a corset) And you can just say the bow is somehow built into the scythe. I know that doesn't make any sense, but either do most of the weapons in RWBY. Ember Celica are shotgun gauntlets, for god's sake. Yang should have blown her own hands off years ago. For the Martial Archetype, While I think Battle Master could work just as well, I went with Scout from Unearthed Arcana. Survival Superiority and Precision Attack are both good, but Scout's Evasion is where this Archetype really comes in handy. If you get hit while wearing light armor, (Which we are) you can add a superiority die to you AC. And even if it still hits, you only take half damage. Natural Explorer also makes a fair bit of sense, considering she lead three other people across an entire continent once. I got to Fighter level 4 and took the Fey Toughed feat, which boosted my Charisma, allowed me to use Misty Step (Semblance baby) and learn one other divination or enchantment spell. I chose Hunter's Mark, It just seemed to make sense for Ruby. And at 5th level, I went into Sorcerer instead of Warlock. Considering the Silver Eyes power is hereditary power specifically called magic in universe, that literally makes Ruby a Sorcerer. I went with Divine Soul Sorcerer so Ruby could shoot light out of her face with spells like Light, Dancing Lights, Guiding Bolt, and Scorching Ray. Also got Expeditious Retreat for extra mobility, and Gust of Wind to mimic Ruby being able to use her Semblance create slip streams strong enough to pin four people to a wall. Also Firebolt, Ray of Frost, and Shocking Grasp to act as fire, ice, and lightning dust rounds for her scythe. Along with True Strike to make hitting things easier. (Also Minor Illusion and Prestidigitation cause I needed to fill the cantrips out) I stuck with Sorcerer for three levels to get the Favored by the Gods ability, and the Empowered Spell and Heightened Spell for Metamagic. After that I just went full in with fighter until level 17. And got the Inspiring Leader feat at level 16. At level 20, Ruby had 123 HP, 16 AC, 16 Strength, 20 Dex, 12 Con, 10 Intelligence, 9, Wisdom, And 16 Charisma. She can attack three times per round, has two Action Surges, five Superiority die and Sorcery points, and six uses of Indominable. She can use eight cantrips, four level 1 spells, and three level 2 spells. So what do you guys think? Is this at all useable?

[@alicekingston8521]

This was pretty awesome, and had some nice touches (misty step, genius). My only disagreement is making Ruby a strength oriented character, but I can see why you did that for the build. I don't think Ruby is weak by any stretch, but I feel dexterity is her strong point, and she uses the recoil of firing her scythe to hit enemies, or using it's kinetic energy. She uses her agility to manipulate it for big damage. In the show we never really see any feats of her having great physical strength, except that she is FAST. Not sure how you would translate that into 5E myself, so I'm down with this, especially since you didn't dip into homebrew or unearthed arcana.

[@topperhat5996]

Ippo or Little Mac. Boxing is underused as a character build

[@hyliandoctor]

Mostly Open Hand Monk, right?

[@brunop.8745]

@@hyliandoctor i made a Drunken Master monk and reflavored it to be more like boxing, since the whole shtick of the subclass is "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

[@Megidramon]

If you want the power of their hits, use Open Hand monk. If you want the bob and weave flavor of boxing, go drunken fist.

[@jwall1646]

Johnny cage would be interesting

[@thesunwillneverset]

@@Megidramon Considering there are 3 styles of boxing (not including boxer-puncher), 3 different builds could work. For swarmer, focus on number of hits (fighter multiclass), for slugger, focus on pure damage/hit (open hand) and for out-boxer, focus on mobility, dodging and/or countering (drunken master).

[@duelversebeyond]

Oh heck yeah RWBY! I hope you do more characters from this series, it has so many great characters just ripe for making a D&D character out of!

[@remingtonwright6796]

Tulok: * going over the "study your enemy" feat* Me: "I'm a professional, sweetheart. Pay attention, maybe you'll learn something." (Kudos to anyone who got that reference)

[@JJSquirtle]

only the best character that is also the only one that'll never be resurrected other than Pyrhha

[@remingtonwright6796]

@@JJSquirtle doesn't need to be. He's not dead

[@chrishansen1842]

I know the line I just can't remember who it's from.

[@remingtonwright6796]

@@chrishansen1842 Roman Torchwick

[@chrishansen1842]

@@remingtonwright6796 ah thanks. I'm pretty sure he's dead though. Unless _something_ got pulled

[@plemith]

Having to watch the loop of RWBY footage in the back just makes the bad animation and models so much more apparent

[@ValroggTheInvincible]

"Giant shotgun scythe" *Ahem* It's actually a customizable high-impact sniper rifle.

[@Laetus-Elaetus]

Spring Eldarin can do the petal thing once a day for free and gain side effects. Seasonal stuff also fits thematically so I think that might work better than human

[@The4gotNdeath]

@Tulok The Barbarian. In the intro you mention that “Kiss From A Rose” by Seal was written for 1995’s Batman Forever. Factually incorrect sir. Song was written in the late 80’s. Seal thought the song sucked so he shelved it. The song then debuted on Seal’s 1994 album, Seal II. When making the Batman Forever movie, Seal’s song was originally planned to play in the movie during a love scene. The scene was ultimately scrapped, but they decided to reuse Seal’s song as the end credits music.

[@dherrera7279]

a character i would love to see is Lord Shaxx from the destiny games. He would need a few things. Heavy armor: Shaxx is a titan, and well known for using his body to shield allies from incoming fire. Striker Abilities: While Shaxx has access to every titan subclass, he notoriously favors the AOE lightning of the Striker subclass. Hand Cannon: Shaxx is capable with all types of firearms, but the weapon we see the most on him is his trusty revolver. Raze Lighter: Shaxx's true weapon of choice is the large flame wreathed Raze Lighter, a powerful weapon made using the core of Willbreaker, the blade once used by the taken king Oryx. Leadership: Shaxx is one of the heroes of Twilight Gap, and a prominent leader in the Last City.

[@pipolwes000]

"You just get a cool hood" and a combat skirt

[@alexmercer2743]

Fuck yeah, I wasn't expecting to ever see a RWBY character, but damn I'm glad I have

[@jedimeyer1298]

Hmm. I would've pegged Ruby as a Paladin, myself. Silver Eyes combined with her personality sound like ideal Paladin material. As for the other members of Team RWBY, I figure Weiss to be a sorcerer based on her hereditary semblance, Blake would have at least some levels in Rogue, and Yang is probably a Barbarian.

[@chaoticjusticezero]

Yeah, but she can't really use her Silver Eyes at will unless it's the season finale.

[@jedimeyer1298]

@@chaoticjusticezero Sometimes, not even then.

[@stormyperson44]

it would be great to see you build Qrow Branwen or Tyrian Callows. Perhaps Tyrian would be a Path of the Beast barbarian so when he rages, he gains access to his tail; perhaps a few levels of Monk on top of that for his incredible speed and great unarmed prowess.